Don Logan talks history, fan experience, and special events coming to the Las Vegas Ballpark!
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Golden Knights and Raiders to face off at Las Vegas Ballpark for charity
The Golden Knights forward, Reilly Smith is trading skates for spikes on Saturday, when he’ll captain a team of his Vegas teammates against NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen and a team of Raiders in the inaugural Battle for Vegas, a charity softball game at Las Vegas Ballpark benefitting the Tyler Robinson Foundation....Read More
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Aviators attendance best in Triple-A, even better than this MLB team
Baseball in Downtown Summerlin appears to be a hit as the Las Vegas Aviators are leading all Triple-A franchises in attendance. In fact, not only are the Aviators drawing better than the other 29 Triple-A teams, they are also averaging more fans per game than the major-league Miami Marlins.... Read More |
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Attention to Detail Matters at Las Vegas Ballpark
With a sleek grandstand design unlike any in baseball and plenty of attention paid to the small details, Las Vegas Ballpark, stands out amidst the glitz of Sin City and becomes one of the most noteworthy MiLB ballparks....Read More
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The Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame Returns to Orleans Arena June 14th
Class of 2019 includes sports journalist Steve Carp; former Arena Football League athlete Hunkie Cooper; baseball scout Manny Guerra; Las Vegas Baseball Academy mentor and former professional baseball player Mike Martin; General Manager of a premier equestrian facility Steve Stallworth; and Las Vegas’ first major-league, professional hockey team....Read More
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Steve Aoki rocks 8K at Fremont Street Experience
Aoki performed for about 8,000 folks, many of whom match his description from “No Beef,” as he unveiled the first section of FSE’s Viva Vision video display. His hits “Delirious,” “Azukita” and “Waste It On Me” were played in a six-minute montage and is in Viva Vision’s regular rotation, joining video-audio tributes to The Chainsmokers, Green Day, Imagine Dragons, The Killers and Tiesto, among others....Read More
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Circa Sports launches in Downtown Las Vegas
Las Vegas casino owner and developer Derek Stevens officially launched his new sports betting venture, Circa Sports, within the all-new sportsbook at Golden Gate Hotel & Casino. Stevens kicked off the opening with the introduction of a $1.5 million pro football contest, a mobile app and a ceremonial first bet with many of the city's best bookmakers....Read More
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These are cities Las Vegas will compete with for MLS franchise
The soccer landscape changed April 18 when MLS announced it would ultimately expand from 27 teams to 30. At least one more expansion team is available, pro sports are booming in Las Vegas and the city has a plan to upgrade the United Soccer League Championship division Lights FC franchise and Cashman Field to MLS-ready. However, there’s multiple cities competing for a franchise in North America’s top soccer league....Read More
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Las Vegas Bowl Joins Forces with Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC at New Las Vegas Stadium
The new agreement will run from 2020 through the 2025 game and the Las Vegas Bowl will move to a post-Christmas date for the first time. During those years, the Las Vegas Bowl will get the No. 2 selection (after the College Football Playoff selection) from the Pac-12 and share that position with the Holiday Bowl....Read More
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How Boom Boom the mascot brought major college football to Las Vegas
In the late 1990s, John Saccenti attended classes at UNLV during the day and worked as Boom Boom, the polar bear mascot for the Las Vegas Thunder hockey team, at night. More than 20 years later, Las Vegas has blossomed into one of the centers of the sports world. And as sports have exploded in the city, so has Saccenti’s career....Read More
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Henderson City Council Approves VGK Ice Center Land Deal, Giving $10.75 Million To NHL Team To Build $25 Million Ice Center
The 20-year deal includes the city of Henderson demolishing the convention center on the site and preparing a pad for the Golden Knights to build the ice center, which would include two ice rinks, a restaurant, meeting room and VGK retail space. The Knights believe the ice center can be built in a year....Read More
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Golden Knights + Demolition Ceremony = Fun Times In Henderson For New Ice Center
Henderson might not be Las Vegas. But when the Vegas Golden Knights show up in your city, anything goes for a ceremonial building demolition event like breaking a window with a player’s wrist shot at the old convention center that eventually will be razed to make way for a $25 million community ice skating and hockey center....Read More
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Kerry Bubolz interview with John “JT The Brick” Tournour
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Fifty years after its birth, the World Series of Poker retains its restless spirit
The WSOP will hold its First Fifty Honors Gala June 29 at the Rio. Chad and McEachern will host an awards banquet recognizing winners of fan-voted categories, like the four most important players in WSOP history and the most impressive Main Event victory. Anyone who’s ever won a WSOP bracelet—awarded to the winner of every official tournament—is invited for a complimentary dinner. That means the current guest list is around 1,100 players, including almost all of the luminaries from the past half-century.....Read More
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Will 5G solve signal issues at stadiums, festivals and venues?
Big events with thousands of people in attendance put a huge stress on mobile networks, meaning you’re often unable to message your friends to meet up, upload videos to social media, or livestream your favorite band playing their final encore. But with 5G just around the corner – it’s set to launch in the US and UK in the coming months – we may see a solution to the problem soon....Read More
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How Bonnaroo’s Elevated Campground Experiences Are Taking the Festival Beyond the Lineup
Elder music festivals have been feeling the heat with complaints of repetitive lineups, rising prices, and unruly campgrounds, but Bonnaroo is refusing to give in to the dreaded festival fatigue this year....Read More
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Second Woodstock 50 Producer Pulls Out After Festival Loses Site
Less than an hour after Watkins Glen International speedway announced it was no longer hosting Woodstock 50, in separate announcements the event's producer CID Entertainment issued a statement saying it was ending its involvement with the anniversary festival and the New York State Department of Health gave word its permit application was being rescinded....Read More
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If you want to know what it takes to make it in concert promotion, listen to this!
John Meglen has been in the touring business for four decades.
John is responsible for putting Celine Dion in Vegas. He’s also promoted the Stones and Prince and many other household names.
John’s a hustler with a sense of humor and tells a good story....Listen Here
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NFR Extra Podcast
Las Vegas Events has launched NFR Extra, a bi-monthly podcast that focuses on the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and features personal conversations with icons that embody the rodeo and Western lifestyle...Listen Here
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Nelly
June15
Fremont Street Experience - 3rd Street stage
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Sugar Ray
June 29
Fremont Street Experience - 1st Street Stage
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